Blend together the dry ingredients as long and as vigorously as you want.

Add chopped apple and walnuts and stir to coat dry mixture.

Beat the liquid ingredients together — milk, oil or butter, and eggs, until light.

Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients. Take a fork or wire whisk and blend the two for 20 seconds — no more! It’s OK if you’ve left some lumps.

Fill cups of a lightly greased muffin tin two-thirds to three-quarters full. Place muffins in the oven and immediately drop temperature to 400°F*. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until muffins test done.